Saturday, November 27, 2010

I cannot believe how fast time flies by, it must be all the gaming I do. Here is the second part of the probe at the bridge scenario that was played some weeks back. I'm sitting on tons of pics that I have not had time to rep, but I wanted to get this one up to show how SP flows with larger actions. I played the French throughout, but the poor British suffered with the change of commanders at every turn. They were initially commanded by Herrodadog, but command was handed over to the boys after he split. This didn't help the British cause much.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

This was my second game of Incursion from last week. My Marines fared a lot better this time around. This time I quit screwing around with the special effects in the Comic Life program as well. This particular scenario was to infiltrate the area and secure three air lock doors. Of course they were nice and spread out. I took the chance and split my squad, something I am normally not too keen on doing, but it paid off. The Marines have tremendous firepower and can usually keep their frontage clear but the sturm bombers are a serious problem no matter what because they can potentially do that little kamikaze thing when you smoke them. I simply got lucky that only one bomber reached any of my guys and got lucky again on the die rolls. All in all this was a nice little game and quite fun.

Friday, November 19, 2010

My friend Jil (Herrodadog) set up his own version of Incursion using 3D terrain that he made from foam. It is very good looking stuff! This was my very first game and I was controlling the two grunts. We used AT43 miniatures for the game. Incursion is a simple game that reminds me of Space Hulk and it is indeed a fun game to play.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

My friend Justo (Uncle Greasy) and I had a great evening of Drums & Shakos not long ago. Unfortunately the photos did not turn out well enough to do batreps because I was unfamiliar with the light settings at his place. It is a shame because the games were very interesting and fun, plus it was our first excursion with cavalry.
This game is really nice because it is simple enough to get in some games even after a long day at work. Here's some snaps of the table and games.

What Miniatures Gaming is All About:

This quote was taken from a brilliant post by John Paul on the THW yahoo group.This is exactly what this hobby is all about!

The first time a new kid comes to game:

What? There's no screen? How do you... You mean I have to face my opponent and even have to talk to them. (You got a nice house here.)Heh.... What's that? Dice? How quaint. (Sure, I'll take a Coke.) Coollittle figures. You know, I've heard about army men from movies... YOU PAINT THEM YOURSELF?! (You do a good job, I could never do that.) Nice dollhouses. Hey, can I bring my Hot Wheels?

No No Go left!I think we should run through the house. (Yea, my teacher said the same thing in my class. Who do you have?) Cool, I want to loot the body... YEA! I got a shotgun. (I'd say the scene with Shelob was the scariest.) Wow, I almost died. Thanks for saving me. Why are you laughing. No, You can't have my shotgun. I guess with that pistol aimed at my face, you are going to get that shotgun. Just watch your back. (Well, my favorite show is in an hour, but I can record it. No, I'll stay.) How come we shoot the zombies up and we always get more and Jake is beating them with a baseball bat and he gets none? (Stop throwing popcorn at me...Steve...[giggle]...Don't do it Steve... [giggle-haahaaa]) Is that a grenade? OOOHH. How did I know you werein the explosion's spread.... Do I have enough room to scoot over and pick up the shotgun from his mangled body? How many more zombies did that bring in? (You got great parents. I didn't know you could play this with them.) Awesome. I just became zombie chow!

Well, that was cool! er... do you... when do you play this again? (You guys are cool to hang around with.)Can I get one of those miniatures with a shotgun.I love shotguns! Can you paint it for me? You'll show me how to paint it? Cool!

What really happens to youth when they venture forth from Video Games andget sucked into the dark vortex of wargaming. : )

John Paul

About Me

I figured it was time to change my profile as I have completely evolved as a gamer the past couple of years. I no longer describe myself as "avid" but just plain sick. Ever since getting into skirmish gaming things in my miniatures world have been just plain awesome. Glancing through my blog you will quickly figure out that I love it all; any period, any scale, and there is no telling what you will find here from day to day. My kids and their friends like to play and even my Wife will game from time to time which is kind of the ultimate achievement for any gamer. I'm blessed with fellow gamers in the Houston area which are as fanatic as myself and our biggest problem is not when we will play, but what we will play. You can find me knocking about many miniatures related sites around the web as Veloci, Sturmflieger, or LTL Dad.